Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yuba-Rayane Yesli | ||
Date of birth | 12 October 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Tizi Ouzou, Algeria | ||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Ottawa | ||
Youth career | |||
CS Dollard | |||
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce SA | |||
Panellinios St Michel FC | |||
Montreal Impact | |||
2018 | Vibonese | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020 | Montreal Carabins | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Vibonese | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | CS Fabrose | 14 | (0) |
2021 | AS Blainville | 4 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Valour FC | 35 | (0) |
2024– | Atlético Ottawa | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 9, 2024 |
Yuba-Rayane Yesli (Arabic: يسلي ريان; born 12 October 1999) is a professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.
Born in Algeria, Yesli moved to Montreal, Canada, at the age of two.[1] Yesli played youth soccer with CS Dollard, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce SA, and Panellinios St Michel FC.[2] Afterwards, he was part of the Montreal Impact Academy.[3]
In January 2018, Yesli joined U.S. Vibonese Calcio in the Italian Serie D,[4][5] where they won promotion to the Serie C.[6] He re-signed for the 2018-19 season.[7]
In 2019 and 2020, he played with CS Fabrose in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, winning the 2019 Coupe PLSQ.[8][9] He decided to attend the Université de Montréal and play for the Carabins soccer team in 2020,[10] however the playing season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He was selected third overall by Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League in the 2021 CPL-U Sports Draft,[11] but did not ultimately sign with them for the 2021 season. However, he did serve as the league's emergency goalkeeper during the league's initial season which took place in a bubble, available to all team's on a short-term loan, in case of an injury to a team's goalkeepers as replacements were not available due to the bubble format, although he was not ultimately needed as a replacement.[12] Afterwards, he trained with Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.[13]
He then joined AS Blainville in the PLSQ for the 2021 season.[13] He made his Canadian Championship debut on 17 August 2021 against Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers FC in a 2–1 loss.[14]
In January 2022, he signed with Valour FC for the 2022 season.[15] He made his debut for the club on 11 May in a Canadian Championship match against MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[16] He made his league debut on 1 June in a 1–0 loss to Atlético Ottawa.[17] He earned his first victory and clean sheet on 3 August, in his second league start, in a 2–0 victory over Cavalry FC.[18] In January 2023, he went on a training sting with French Ligue 1 club AC Ajaccio, first joining the reserves, before joining the first team for training.[19][20] He was named the CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for June 2023.[21] At the end of the 2023 season, he was nominated for the CPL Golden Glove award, for the league's top goalkeeper.[22][23]
In February 2024, he moved to Atlético Ottawa in an intra-league transfer, with Noah Verhoeven moving to Valour on a one-year loan in exchange.[24][25] Yesli signed a one-year contract with an option for 2025 with Ottawa.[26]
Born in Algeria, Yesli moved to Canada at a young age and holds dual Algerian and Canadian nationality.[27]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | League cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vibonese | 2017–18[29] | Serie D | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19[29] | Serie C | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
CS Fabrose | 2019[30] | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2020[30] | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
AS Blainville | 2021[30] | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Valour FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2023 | 26 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
Career total | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 0 |